The Government of the Republic of Srpska at its 65th Session, held today in Banjaluka, confirmed the Law Proposal on Amendments to the Law on Museum Activity.

The reasons for amending the existing Law on Museums are contained in the fact that Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified the UNESCO Convention on the intangible cultural heritage preservation 2008, making it necessary to make amendments to existing legislation and harmonize it with the Convention. In addition, one of reasons for drafting the Law on Amendments to Law on

Museums is its harmonization with the Law on Republic Administration.

Passing this Law is aimed at the preservation of intangible cultural heritage through its identification within the different communities living in the territory of the Republic of Srpska, considering the identified needs of these communities to preserve from oblivion cultural heritage, such as language, speech, oral history, literature and other linguistic expressions, music, songs, dance and other forms of performing, which are parts of their vivid cultural traditions.

The Government of the Republic of Srpska confirmed the Law Proposal on Amendments to the Law on Income Tax.

Amendments to the basic text of the Law on Income Tax, prescribed by this Law, are the result of the Government of the Republic of Srpska’s obligations arising from the Economic Policy of Republic of Srpska in 2012, while the adoption of this Law is also assumed by the Republic of Srpska Government Work Program for 2012.

Some of the main objectives set by the Republic of Srpska Economic Policy in 2012 are: positive economic growth, unemployment rate reduction, strengthening the activities of the Republic on economy support, launching major investment projects, social stability maintenance, along with additional social justice, maintaining and strengthening of fiscal stability; and there are series of measures for achieving these goals. One of these measures is the reduction of the tax base on the investment amount in equipment, facilities and property of owners’ own production activities and this measure is proposed in this Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Income Tax.

As an additional benefit to companies and a business incentive to new employment, this Law also provides the right to deduct the tax base of income tax for the amount of paid tax on income and contributions for new employees in a tax year.

The Government of the Republic of Srpska adopted the Decree on keeping and methodology of the State Aid listing in the Republic of Srpska. 

The Decree determines the content of the document - State Aid Programs listing and the methodology for drafting this document.

The Government also adopted the Information on Request of Municipalities of Bijeljina, Doboj, Prijedor and Trebinje to award City Status.

The Government of the Republic of Srpska has tasked the Ministry of Administration and Local Self-governance to prepare the Draft Law on granting City Status to the Municipalities of Bijeljina, Doboj, Trebinje and Prijedor and the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Territorial Organization of the Republic of Srpska.

The Government adopted the Decision on giving approval to the Ministry of Administration and Local Self-governance to the Funds Expenditure Plan - Current Grants to associations of public interest, for the period of 01.01-31.05.2012, in the amount of BAM 152,668.78.

The funds allocated according to the Decision will be assigned to associations of public interest for their regular activities and shall be distributed as follows:

RS Veterans’ Organization, Banjaluka (BAM 38.200), RS Camp Prisoners Union, Banjaluka (BAM 15.300), RS Republic Organization of Families of Captured and Fallen Soldiers and Missing Civilians, Banjaluka (BAM 18.300), RS Union of Organizations and Associations of War Disabled Veterans (BAM 15.300), RS Pensioners’ Association, Banjaluka (BAM 5.000), "Jasenovac - Donja Gradina" Association, Banjaluka (BAM 2.500), RS Union of Municipalities and Cities of RS, Bijeljina (BAM 2.300), "Udas", Association of Amputees, Banja Luka (BAM 4.000), RS Muscular Dystrophy Association, Banjaluka (BAM 4.000),  Disabled Workers Union, Banja Luka (BAM 4.000), RS Association of the Deaf, Banjaluka (BAM 4.300),  RS Association of the Blind, Banjaluka (BAM 4.300), RS Association of Paraplegics, suffering from Polio and other Physically Disabled Persons, Banjaluka (BAM 4.300),  RS Associations Union for Assistance to Mentally Disabled Persons, Banjaluka (BAM 4.300),  RS Societies Association of Voluntary Blood Donors, Trebinje (BAM 4.4
68,78), Serbian Educational and Cultural Association "Prosvjeta", Pale  (BAM 5.500), RS National Minorities’ Union, Banjaluka (BAM 5.500), RS Associations’ Union of Civil Victims of War, Banjaluka (BAM 4.000), RS Consumers Association, Banjaluka (BAM 3.000), RS Radio Amateur Association, Banjaluka (BAM 4.100). 

The Government adopted the Decision on giving approval to the Ministry of Administration and Local Self-governance to the Funds Expenditure Plan - Current Grants to associations of public interest, for the period of 01.01-31.05.2012, in the amount of BAM 15.965,18.

The Government adopted the Decision on giving approval to the Ministry of Administration and Local Self-governance to the Funds Expenditure Plan - Current Grants to Caritas in the Republic of Srpska for the period of 01.01-31.05.2012, amounting to BAM 22687.36.